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1 The School Bully 校园恶霸

I was happy to be absent from school. According to Mother, if the ache in my stomach worsens, I'll miss a few more days of school. I couldn't be happier but I had to act as if I was sad and upset. Mother believed my act. An actual actor or actress couldn't have achieved the level of acting I just did.

I actually didn't have a problem with my stomach. I couldn't go to school and face Big Derek. Derek was two grades above me and stood about two feet over me. It was an accident when he heard me say he had a lot of muscle but his mother forgot to give him brains. He had more brains and muscles than I thought because he had the ability to understand and throw me across the room. It became his daily activity. He would find me about school and hurt me. If I didn't act fast and hide when he came, I wouldn't be able to tell you about my problems.

I was active in solving my problems. But I achieved nothing and gained more trouble. I hired Biff who was much larger than Derek to teach Derek a lesson. But when Biff came to school yesterday, I discovered Biff and Big Derek were cousins. Together, Biff and Big Derek wrote across the playground, "Charlie will die tomorrow!" Because of what happened above, I can never go back to school. I have accepted the idea of moving abroad to America.

上学缺课我可真高兴。据妈妈说，如果我的肚子痛加重的话，我将再缺几天课。我高兴坏了，可还得表现出悲伤和痛苦的样子。妈妈相信了我的表演，一个真正的演员或者女演员也不可能达到我刚才的表演水平。

我实际上肚子没有问题。我不能到学校里去面对大个子德里克。德里克比我高两级而且大约比我高两英尺。他意外地听到我说他肌肉发达而他妈妈忘了给他头脑。他的头脑和肌内都比我想像的要多，因为他有能力理解我的话并把我仍到了屋子的另一边。扔我成了他每日必须进行的话动，他会在学校周围找到我并弄痛我。如果他来的时候我行动慢一点、不躲起来，我就不能够告诉你关于我的问题了。

我很积极地解决我的问题，但我不仅一无所获，反而惹了更多的麻烦。我雇请了比德里克个子大得多的比夫去教训他，可是当比夫昨天来学校的时候，我发现比夫和大个子德里克是表兄弟。比夫和德里克一起写的字穿过整个操场：“查理明天就要死翘翘！”由于发生了上述事情，我再也不能回学校去了，我已经接受了到国外去美国的建议。

WORDS

a (an)[ə, eɪ(ən)]art. 一（个、件……）

able

about[əˈbaʊt] ad. 大约；到处；四处prep. 关于；在各处；四处above[əˈbʌv] prep. 在……上面a. 上面的ad. 在……之上abroad[əˈbrɔːd]ad. 到（在）国外

absent[ˈæbsənt] a. 缺席，不在

accept[əkˈsept]vt. 接受

accident[ˈæksɪdənt] n. 事故，意外的事

ache

achieve[əˈtʃiːv]vt. 达到，取得

across[əˈkrɔs] prep. 横过，穿过

act[ækt] n. 法令，条例v. （戏）表演，扮演（角色），演出

（戏）；行动，做事

active[ˈæktɪv] a. 积极的，主动的

activity[ækˈtɪvɪtɪ] n. 活动

actor[ˈæktə(r)] n. 男演员

actress[ˈæktrɪs] n. 女演员

actual[ˈæktʃʊəl] a. 实际的；现实的

2 Saturday Adventure 周六奇遇

It was midnight and I still hadn’t finished studying for my test. I repeated to myself again and again, "Adjectives describe nouns. Adverbs describe verbs." I must have fallen asleep because when I woke up, it was time for school. I was afraid of going to school. I couldn't afford to fail another test. My teacher advised Mother to punish me if I didn't do well. She said if I still did poorly, I can't advance into the next grade. Mother took the advice and bought a stick. The stick only added to my problems at school.

The streets were empty and I didn't see any of my classmates. I saw an advertisement on the ground and picked it up. It read, "Looking for an adventure? Fly on the most advanced aero-plane to Africa. See the Africans and the African style of life." I admit I admire adults. They get to do whatever they want to do. They have the advantage of having money to afford these trips. I wish I was an adult, then I wouldn't have to take this test.

Advancing to the school gate, I noticed it was locked. I checked the name and address of the school. I was at the right place. What's going on? I'll be in trouble if I don't take my test! I sat there and couldn't stop my eyes from watering. A man walked by and asked what was wrong. Crying, I told him my problem. "What a strange affair," he said," I